EP 1061874 A1 20001227 - VISUAL PROSTHESIS
Title (en)
VISUAL PROSTHESIS
Title (de)
SEHPROTHESE
Title (fr)
PROTHESE VISUELLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9905258 W 19990311
- US 4193398 A 19980313
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE29924946U1] The prostheses comprises a camera converting images into electrical signals, which are modulated into RF carrier signals for wireless transmission from a coil (16) outside the eye (in e.g. an eyeglass lens) to as second coil (18) implanted behind the iris (48). This is connected to decoding circuitry (20) from where the signals are coupled to the retina (50) by an electrode array (22). An independent claim is also included for the following: The method of partially restoring vision to sufferers from phtotreceptor degenerative retinal conditions.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); F16L 19/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61M 5/3213 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01 - EP US); A61N 1/36046 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 39/10 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2039/1033 (2013.01 - EP US); A61N 1/0543 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (third parties)
Third party :
SCHWARZ, M. ET AL.: "Hardware Architecture of a Neural Net Based Retina Implant for Patients Suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS, vol. 2, 3 June 1996 (1996-06-03) - 6 June 1996 (1996-06-06), WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, pages 653 - 659, XP002942360
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 5935155 A 19990810; AT E328559 T1 20060615; AU 3077099 A 19990927; AU 751995 B2 20020905; CA 2323550 A1 19990916; CA 2323550 C 20100720; DE 29924942 U1 20070111; DE 29924943 U1 20070104; DE 29924944 U1 20070111; DE 29924946 U1 20070104; DE 69931761 D1 20060720; DE 69931761 T2 20070125; DE 69931761 T3 20131010; EP 1061874 A1 20001227; EP 1061874 B1 20060607; EP 1061874 B2 20130626; EP 1625874 A1 20060215; EP 1702645 A1 20060920; EP 1702646 A1 20060920; EP 1702647 A1 20060920; EP 1723984 A1 20061122; EP 2298411 A1 20110323; JP 2002505910 A 20020226; JP 3926564 B2 20070606; WO 9945870 A1 19990916
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 4193398 A 19980313; AT 99912385 T 19990311; AU 3077099 A 19990311; CA 2323550 A 19990311; DE 29924942 U 19990311; DE 29924943 U 19990311; DE 29924944 U 19990311; DE 29924946 U 19990311; DE 69931761 T 19990311; EP 05023690 A 19990311; EP 06011688 A 19990311; EP 06011690 A 19990311; EP 06011692 A 19990311; EP 06017150 A 19990311; EP 10179531 A 19990311; EP 99912385 A 19990311; JP 2000535286 A 19990311; US 9905258 W 19990311